Subject : Science

Austin Heights Private and International

School
Year Group : YEAR 8

WORKSHEET Worksheet No. : 5

Name : Class : 8 Week No. : 28

1. In a green plant, what chemical reaction is taking place in the presence of sunlight? [1]

a. What are the reactants in this reaction? [2]

i.

ii.

b. What are the products in this reaction? [2]

i.

ii.

c. Write a word equation of oxidation reaction that provides energy to the plant. [2]

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2. A teacher sets up a candle in a tin and places some corn flour powder next to it in the tin. She lights the candle and
puts a lid on the tin and then blows into it through a straw to make the corn flour form a dust around the candle.

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 tin straw

candle
corn flour

a. What do you think will be heard? [1]

b. What do you think might be seen? [1]

c. Why can the heat from the candle cause a small explosion when the cornflour and oxygen react very
quickly? [1]

3. Imagine you are stranded in very cold conditions but you know you will be rescued within 12 hours. How would
you use two pairs of hand warmers to help keep you alive?

4. When a piece of iron rusts, would you expect its mass to increase or decrease? Explain your answer.

5. In countries where ice forms on the roads in winter, salt may be used to lower the freezing point of the ice and
make it melt. A car is driven through streets treated with salt and then parked in a warm garage. How will the rate
of rusting compare with a car that has not been driven in the streets treated with salt but left parked outside?
Explain your answer.

a. What advice would you give to the driver of the first car to slow down rusting?

6. Many tall buildings have a framework made of steel girders on which walls of brick and glass are built. If the
steel was unprotected what would you expect to happen in time?

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7. How do you think that the bicycle with a frame has been designed so that metal corrosion will not occur?

8. Anita and Arif have identical new bicycles. Anita lives in a dry, cool grassland area and Arif lives in a warm, wet
region on the coast. Which bicycle may show signs of rusting first? Explain your answer.

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